Yves here. America, since its foundation, has had a struggle between notions of freedom and bodily autonomy versus the scientific pretenses, and later actual very significant accomplishments, of medicine. KLG…
For months, his country was battered by escalating Israeli bombardment, while behind the scenes, the United States and Gulf countries courted him diplomatically. It was a secretive, two-pronged approach meant…
Yves here. This post recaps an OECD study of 32 nations on the cost and performance of social programs, as in government funded and even provided measures to support long-term…
In part of her new book, “The Last Human Job,” the sociologist Allison Pugh shadowed an apprentice hospital chaplain, Erin Nash, as she went through her day. Nash ministered to…
The University of Michigan, one of higher education’s staunchest proponents of diversity, equity and inclusion plans, is weighing changes to its own program as colleges across the country brace for…
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday over whether a Tennessee law denying some kinds of medical care to transgender youth runs afoul of the Constitution. Twenty-three other states…
Los Angeles Clippers fans are being wowed this season by the bells and whistles in the team’s new $2 billion home, the Intuit Dome. They can watch replays on the…
◆ ◆ ◆ Mejiwahn, producer Egberto Gismonti, “Baião do Acordar” I have come to deeply revere the creativity of Egberto Gismonti’s arrangements. His pieces often convey an uncanny sense of…
President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet selections are a mix of conventional (Senator Marco Rubio and Gov. Doug Burgum) and oddball (Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.) — reflecting the heterodox…
This essay is part of How to Live With Regret, a series exploring the nature of regret and the role it plays in all our lives. Read more about this…